Graham Trant

Peter teichman,what a wonderful thing to do.

What a fantastic gesture from Peter Teichmann. A fitting tribute.

Blue skies …..thanx for news

Good to hear that he had a good send off. Thanks for letting us know.

It was standing room only for Graham’s funeral in Harlow today, with the Crematorium packed with friends and relations . Some lovely tales of his life and experiences and a spirited series of flypasts by Peter Teichman in his Spitfire PRXI, PL965 by way of a tribute to a true enthusiast. I’m sure Graham would have been smiling. Nice to catch up with some familiar faces at North Weald afterwards and get a view of the world outside of Duxford.

RIP old friend.

For anyone interested in paying their last respects to Graham, the funeral is on Monday 2nd June, 13:00, at Parndon Wood Crematorium, Harlow. To be followed by a get-together at “The Squadron” at North Weald.

Peter Teichman has graciously offered to perform a Spitfire fly-past over the crematorium.

In my very brief correspondence with Graham I too, found him to be a true gentleman. A great loss to the community. My condolences to his family and friends.

i only met him once at legends 2011,and only talked for a short while but found him a very genuine man with a love for the preservation movement,i had corresponded with him a couple of weeks ago about getting vol11 of the book(and it’s now in my possession) and again came across as a true gentleman.
RIP and blues skies Graham

We never met, but I had the pleasure of corresponding with Graham only a few months ago having bought copies of both Spitfire Survivors volumes. As others have said, he clearly was a most courteous and generous individual for whom nothing seemed to be too much trouble. Another of aviation’s rapidly diminishing stalwarts. RIP Graham.

My first dealings with Graham were around 30years ago when he was looking at doing a Hurricane Survivors book. He was thoroughly decent and saw promise in a whipper snapper when most would not. A gentleman who will be missed. Blues skies Graham

I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Graham yesterday.

Having first met him 25 years ago when I was a young volunteer at the Charles Church Collection I have retained huge admiration for his knowledge and experience and in particular his encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Spitfire. I was fortunate to stay in touch with Graham since then and have always looked forward to our occasional meetings at North Weald to catch up on the latest happenings.

He was, as mentioned earlier by others who also had the pleasure to know him, a true pioneer in the field of aircraft preservation and a historian of great talent. The two massive volumes, co authored with Gordon Riley and Peter Arnold, Spitfire Survivors Vol.1 and Vol.2, bear true testament to that fact.

Graham will be much missed in our community both here in the UK and around the world but his loss will be felt most keenly by his immediate family. My condolences go out to Graham’s family and close friends at this very sad time.

Well I’m very sad to hear this, I didn’t know him personally only through emails but he always came over as a thoroughly decent chap.

What a sad day for historic aviation. My condolences to Graham’s family and friends. A true gentleman and scholar.

I had known Graham for a number of years after being asked by him and Gordon to assist with the new editions of Spitfire Survivors when they were first setting the wheels in motion to update the publication. He was always a most courteous and gentlemanly historian and a huge wealth of knowledge. He had many interesting tales of visiting the Battle of Britain Film locations during shooting and of the growth of the Charles Church restoration facility and it’s characters. A most unassuming individual he was always very thankful for the various private visits he had to ARC and HFL at Duxford and would take everything in as I showed him around. His most recent being accompanied by Tim Davies, the one time owner of MH434. He had eyes that always sparkled in a most mischievous way. A true pioneering enthusiast of the preservation world I will miss him greatly. The Spitfire Survivors books and the nose section of the Halifax stand as testament to a lifetime aeroplane enthusiast. My thoughts go out to his family and friends.

Sad news indeed. I didn’t know him but rate his contribution to our field of interest highly.

Moggy

Yes, I too only had a little contact with him, but our exchanges were always friendly.

Very sad to hear of his passing.

Bruce

Very sorry to hear that.

Under the circumstances I will ignore the fact that I have otherwise ceased posting here and pass on my condolences to his family and those who worked closely with him.

In my limited contact with him I found him to be a thoroughly decent, honourable and knowledgeable chap who has quietly done a great deal for the historic aircraft movement across the years.

He will surely be missed and I hope that the legacy of his work will continue.

RIP.

RIP, he has left a great legacy